Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-09-02
THE IRRIGATION QUESTION.

"Now that Mr. Ualiagner,
this county, has taken the lead IN
the matter of saving water in this
State for irrigating purposes, II
would be we'll for some OF the enter
prising residents OF Carson Valley
to take steps in the same direction
in that Valley. There is no doubt
that near the head waters OF the
Carson river there are places which,
with a little expense could be
made to store the surplus water
that now runs to waste every Win
ter and Spring. Reservoirs could
be built and dams put in that would
hold the water back until such
time as it is needed in the Summer,
and then there would probably be
water enough to keep all the mills
on the river running the entire sea-
son. The lakes that Mr.. Gallagher
has located are, OF course, natural
reservoirs, but there will have to be
considerable work done in putting
in dams, etc., to further save the
water. 1t has been estimated that
by placing large dams in these
lakes that the water can be raised
ten feet, and of course, by. build
ing the dams higher and larger and
doing a more expensive job, the
water could be raised 15 or 20 feet.
Considering that the lakes are from
two to three miles long and from
half to three-quarters OF a mile
wide, it will be readily seen that to
raise the water in them 20 feet
would give the ranchers quite
good supply. II is calculated that
to raise the water about 10 feet
would co st in the neighborhood OF
$4,000, and that by going to an ex-
pense OF So, 900 or $4,000 it could
be raised nearly 90 feet. The I'M
dertaking is one of considerable inn
portance, and therefore everyone
should feel more or less interested
in it. and we believe il would be a
good plan for the State to make a
fair-sized appropriation for the pur-
pose of carrying on the work.
There are certainly other streams
in the State besides the Walker
river that could ia the same way be
damned and the water he'd back
until it is needed The press OF
this State should take this matter
up and urge that an appropriation
be made for this purpose, for with
out irrigation the agricultural inter
ests will never amount to much,
while with plenty OF water Nevada
can be made as thrifty and prosper
GUS an agricultural State as there is
in the Union"
OF this the Virginia Report says
"We would have had quite an
appropriation made by the last Leg
islature but for the Silurian COW
county representatives. They would
not even grant franchise to tar
Lake Tahoe, although there wa.
not a dollar asked for the purpose
A Californian stood ready to put il
$3.50, 900 if Col. E. d. Boyle anC
two or three other gentlemen coult
get a franchise in order to protec
them in their investment; but no
the Ignorant from the alkali fiat
feared it would cost something, ant
they could not see how water il
Eagle Valley would help a potat
patch in Smith Valley.
"Next election elect men VIII
will work for the entire State, an
stop iealousies and chickering's an
We'll have a BOOM"
The COW county men were not Ell
tirely to blame. The defeat of til
scheme was due mainly to tn
Washoe representatives. The
fought the scheme on the genera
hoggish principle that Reno coul
not get the Capitol il Carson Vale
was made prosperous by big tul
mel. Washoe has always fougl
any scheme that did not who'll
benefit Washoe.
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